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A Long and Illustrious History

In which year did Dolly the sheep become the first mammal to be successfully cloned?

A1996
B1993
C1990
D2000

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is 1996.

Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1996 by a team led by Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. It was the first successful cloning of a mammal.

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